Other Social Insurance and Veterans' Benefits

Unemployment Insurance

Table 9.A2 Summary data on state programs, by state or other area, 2002

State or area

Covered employment(excludes federalgovernment)

Insuredunemploymentas percentof coveredemployment a

Numberof firstpayments

Average weeklybenefit for totalunemployment

Averageweeklyinsuredunemployment

Averageactualduration(weeks)

Claimantsexhausting benefits

Contributionscollected b(millionsof dollars)

Benefitspaid c(millions of dollars)

Averageemployercontributionrate d(percent)

Averagenumberof workers(thousands)

Totalpayroll e(millionsof dollars)

Amount f(dollars)

Percentof averageweeklywages g

Number

Percentof firstpayments h

Total

126,537

4,590,842

2.8

10,089,446

256.76

36.8

3,585,842

16.5

4,417,456

42.5

19,728.6

42,055.3

1.8

Alabama

1,780

54,348

2.3

145,445

167.44

28.5

41,330

13.1

47,535

31.1

185.4

308.8

1.4

Alaska

271

9,778

5.2

48,722

193.34

27.9

14,121

14.3

20,353

43.3

107.1

108.2

2.5

Arizona

2,192

73,885

2.0

124,941

176.21

27.2

44,678

17.2

54,006

42.2

135.4

384.6

0.8

Arkansas

1,099

30,467

3.3

104,865

223.04

41.9

36,578

14.3

42,145

38.3

167.3

306.4

1.9

California

14,595

601,444

3.7

1,401,507

217.24

27.4

534,683

18.0

670,842

47.8

2,580.6

6,041.6

2.5

Colorado

2,101

79,097

2.0

113,938

313.18

43.3

41,438

15.2

61,090

53.3

154.9

541.0

0.9

Connecticut

1,628

76,204

3.2

162,293

286.09

31.9

51,417

16.4

53,821

33.7

462.6

712.4

2.5

Delaware

397

15,696

2.2

32,334

228.08

30.0

8,634

15.1

9,045

28.3

52.0

118.3

1.6

District of Columbia

458

24,631

1.6

18,349

289.07

28.0

7,451

26.1

13,563

52.9

93.0

135.3

2.2

Florida

7,050

226,163

1.8

357,608

225.33

36.5

126,770

15.3

175,087

47.3

553.6

1,225.3

1.1

Georgia

3,722

131,549

2.0

260,128

238.73

35.1

73,305

12.9

119,533

44.7

127.5

780.2

0.5

Hawaii

528

16,689

2.3

29,626

297.23

48.9

12,101

19.2

12,201

29.6

104.9

160.6

1.2

Idaho

558

15,516

3.4

59,570

231.07

43.4

18,838

13.9

21,031

34.9

93.2

180.5

1.2

Illinois

5,680

224,335

3.3

466,345

280.06

36.9

187,079

19.0

207,721

43.3

1,047.9

2,446.5

2.3

Indiana

2,796

90,553

2.2

198,718

254.58

40.9

62,714

14.1

86,800

41.7

227.0

713.3

1.2

Iowa

1,393

41,028

2.3

111,411

254.72

45.0

31,350

13.4

32,038

27.4

211.0

362.6

1.2

Kansas

1,277

38,958

2.2

83,381

276.37

47.1

28,404

15.8

32,110

41.9

182.4

358.6

1.4

Kentucky

1,680

51,476

2.5

133,254

245.83

41.7

41,185

15.3

39,106

27.4

276.4

503.5

2.2

Louisiana

1,812

53,935

2.0

98,791

197.25

34.5

36,497

15.6

38,377

40.1

122.0

303.2

1.6

Maine

577

16,889

2.2

33,156

224.42

39.9

12,870

17.2

12,191

34.6

104.9

121.8

1.8

Maryland

2,299

87,455

2.1

130,496

240.94

32.9

48,321

16.1

47,272

35.8

245.7

499.9

1.3

Massachusetts

3,149

141,150

3.7

299,998

360.09

41.8

116,290

19.0

134,684

44.3

784.9

1,966.1

2.3

Michigan

4,339

164,799

3.5

471,730

276.49

37.9

150,816

14.8

180,235

34.9

944.4

1,882.4

2.7

Minnesota

2,551

95,182

2.4

170,607

317.61

44.3

61,646

16.9

68,451

39.0

333.5

860.9

0.9

Mississippi

1,078

28,248

2.6

76,970

168.49

33.4

27,848

15.3

29,437

37.0

109.6

193.0

1.6

Missouri

2,572

84,396

2.6

185,414

205.49

32.6

65,788

15.6

72,833

40.4

250.1

592.3

1.5

Montana

374

9,479

2.5

26,361

187.07

38.4

9,354

15.2

9,955

38.6

61.5

71.5

1.1

Nebraska

858

25,032

1.5

44,216

211.51

37.7

13,113

13.7

18,405

44.1

70.1

124.3

1.3

Nevada

1,029

34,745

3.1

85,757

232.13

35.8

31,470

16.5

39,522

39.8

221.0

343.0

1.3

New Hampshire

595

21,414

1.7

23,965

259.84

37.6

9,980

17.6

8,062

29.6

30.2

116.8

0.8

New Jersey

3,792

170,850

3.5

348,752

331.22

38.2

134,575

18.9

200,236

58.2

895.1

2,091.8

1.9

New Mexico

708

20,225

2.1

37,385

207.09

37.7

14,867

17.4

15,611

42.0

71.3

135.7

0.9

New York

8,136

374,836

3.1

618,022

275.47

31.1

251,006

19.0

382,783

57.9

2,057.9

3,340.5

3.6

North Carolina

3,691

119,805

2.9

372,683

258.98

41.5

108,644

13.2

135,370

34.6

412.7

1,096.4

0.9

North Dakota

302

7,894

1.5

16,251

219.27

43.6

4,584

12.0

5,536

33.4

41.8

47.3

1.3

Ohio

5,255

178,311

2.5

355,347

251.05

38.5

132,425

16.1

130,169

35.1

645.2

1,486.3

1.6

Oklahoma

1,393

38,980

1.8

71,149

233.87

43.5

25,418

15.7

29,202

42.3

96.0

253.1

0.8

Oregon

1,543

51,492

4.4

174,847

276.09

43.1

68,283

18.0

78,869

42.3

462.5

862.9

1.9

Pennsylvania

5,397

191,716

3.9

560,805

291.06

42.6

208,527

17.3

197,968

35.0

1,352.5

2,639.4

3.7

Rhode Island

458

15,715

3.2

43,957

304.31

46.1

14,499

15.8

18,166

40.7

126.9

204.3

2.9

South Carolina

1,737

51,641

2.9

145,555

208.11

36.4

49,860

14.4

60,595

37.9

180.0

424.1

1.6

South Dakota

352

9,101

1.0

11,595

198.03

39.9

3,474

12.3

1,911

16.7

13.7

31.0

0.6

Tennessee

2,550

81,990

2.4

219,541

209.57

33.9

61,213

13.9

86,369

34.4

327.2

608.4

1.9

Texas

9,083

326,751

2.2

544,396

258.68

37.4

201,001

16.8

336,999

62.2

1,009.0

2,241.4

1.3

Utah

1,006

30,236

2.0

63,729

275.41

47.7

20,518

14.8

27,512

41.0

68.6

252.2

0.5

Vermont

290

8,889

2.8

27,755

250.16

42.4

8,188

14.4

6,138

22.3

38.7

97.8

2.0

Virginia

3,259

118,138

1.6

173,432

311.27

44.7

52,614

14.4

67,354

39.2

151.9

753.6

0.6

Washington

2,575

97,595

4.4

280,946

328.63

45.1

112,913

19.5

111,233

38.0

948.6

1,561.7

2.1

West Virginia

661

18,480

2.7

56,791

214.92

40.0

18,064

14.0

12,923

24.1

127.3

165.3

2.8

Wisconsin

2,660

86,009

3.4

329,518

247.17

39.7

91,290

13.3

82,176

24.5

428.2

982.3

1.9

Wyoming

232

6,619

1.5

17,775

232.01

42.3

3,444

10.0

3,579

27.3

16.4

40.4

0.8

Outlying areas

Puerto Rico

978

19,768

5.5

116,070

106.91

27.5

53,324

20.3

67,696

54.3

173.1

257.3

3.4

Virgin Islands

42

1,261

2.5

3,249

288.89

50.1

1,044

18.9

1,610

54.1

3.1

19.3

0.3

a. Based on average covered employment in 12-month period.

b. Contributions, penalties, and interest from employers and contributions from employees in states taxing workers. Adjusted to exclude refunds of contributions and dishonored checks. Excludes state and local government employees covered on reimbursable basis.

d. Estimated data. As a percentage of taxable payroll. Standard contribution rate for most states, 2.7 percent. Excludes state and local jurisdictions covering state and local government employees on a reimbursable basis.

e. Total wages earned in covered employment during all pay periods ended within the year.

f. Includes dependents' allowances for states that provide such benefits.

g. Based on average total weekly wage in current year.

h. Percentages based on first payments for 12-month period.

SOURCES: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration and Bureau of Labor Statistics; based on data submitted by state agencies.

NOTE: Except where noted excludes data for federal employees and for ex-servicemembers; includes data for state and local government employees where covered by state law after 1955.